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Luo point of Governing Vessel(Du)
located midway between the tip of the coccyx and the anus
Act: Treats maemorrhoids, benefits two lower yin, calms shen
Ind: Painful urinary dysfunction |
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Yaoshu
located in sacro-coccygeal hiatus
*good for sciatica*
Act: Benefits lumbar region and legs
Ind: Sacral pain, lumbar pain, irregular menses, warm malaria without sweating |
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YaoYangGuan
located in depression just below 4th spinous process of the lumbar vertebrae
Act: Dispels wind damp, benefits the lumbar region, regulates lower jiao
Ind: Pain of the crotch and lumbar region due to taxation injury, seminal emission/impotence |
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MingMen
Located at the lower border L2
Act: Clears heat, regulates the gov vessel, tonifies kidneys, benefits the lumbar spine
Ind: Heat in the body, absence of sweating, opisthotonos
*May build life fire - maintain with moxa* |
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XuanShu
located just below L1
Act: Benefits the lumbar spine, benefits lower jiao
Ind: stiffness of lumbar, diarrhea |
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| Du-6(center of the spine) |
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JiZhong
located just below T11
Act:fortifies spleen, drains tamp, benefits spine
Ind:Abdominal fullness, jiju masses, jaundice |
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central pivot
located just below T10
Act:benefits spine, benefits middle jiao
Ind;lumbar pain, back pain, no desire to eat, jaundice |
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JinSuo
located just below the T9
Act:Soothes the liver, pacifies wind, relieves spasm, calms shen
ind:upward staring of eyes, clonic spasm, mania, mad injuring liver |
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ZhiYang
*empirical point for hepatitis/jaundice
located just below T7
act: fortifies the spleen, drains damp, treats jaundice
ind: cold in stomach, ive types of jaundice, spinal pain |
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LingTai
*empirical point for furuncles
located just below T6
Act: alleviates cough and wheezing, detoxifies poison, clears heat
Ind: Dyspnoea, asthma, spleen heat, back pain |
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ShenDao/Du-11
*has a strong effect on the heart and mind
located just below T5
Act: Tonifies the heart and lung, calms spirit, clears heat, pacifies wind
Ind: Sadness and anxiety, poor memory, pain and cold sensation of upper back |
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ShenZhu
located just below T3
act: Clears heat from lung and heart, calms shen, pacifies wind
Ind: heat in chest, sudden cough with lumbar pain, seeing ghost, rage w/desire to kill people! |
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TaoDao
Located just below T1
act: clears heat, treats malaria
Ind: malaria, steaming bone, stiffness of the spine, heaviness of the head |
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Dazhui/Du-14
*meeting point of six yang channels of the hand and foot, point of sea of qi*
located just below C7
Act: build wei qi, expel wind, firm exterior, clear heat, treat malaria, tonify xu,
Ind: Injury by cold, deficiency sweating, night sweating, lack of strength, stiffness of du and local region |
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YaMen Du-15
located .5 cun into post. hairline, or .5 cun below Du-16
Act: Benefits the tongue, treats muteness, eliminates wind, benefits the neck and spine
Ind: Stiffness of the tongue, heaviness of the head, absence of sweating, stiffness of locality |
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Feng Fu Du16
*window of heaven point*, sea of marrow point
located just below the EOP
Act: Eliminates wind, nourishes the sea of marrow, calms shen
Ind: Body heaviness, adversion to cold, desire to commit suicide, difficulty in breathing, jaundice |
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NaoHu du17
located 3/4 the way between Du20/Du16
Act: eliminates wind, benefits eyes, calms shen
Ind: Heavniness of head, dimness of vision, short sightedness, yellow eyes |
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QiangJian(DU18)
located midway between du20/du16
act: pacifies wind, alleviates pain, calms the shen
Ind: headache, dizziness, nausea and vomiting of foamy saliva, insomnia |
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HouDing
1/4 the way between du20/du16, or 1.5 cun post. to Du20
act: eliminates wind, alleviates pain
Ind: stiffness and pain of the head and neck, madwalking, insomnia |
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BaiHui(Du20)
located 8 cun posterior to the glabella, midway between apex of both ears, or 6 cun superior to EOP
act: Pacifies wind, subdues yang, raises yang and counters prolapse, benefits the head and sense organs, nourishes the sea of marrow, benefits the brain and calms shen
Ind: head wind, onesided headache, hypertension, hypotension, rectal prolapse, uterine prolapse, obstruction of the nose, red face after alcohol consumption |
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| Du21(in front of the crown) |
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QianDing(Du21)
1/3 the way between du20 and hairline(closer to du20)
act: eliminates wind
Ind: head wind |
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XinHui
2 cun into the anterior hairline
Act: benefits nose, eliminates wind
Ind: nosebleed, nasal congestion, somnolence, fright palpitations |
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ShangXing(du23)
*Sun si-miao ghost point*
located 1 cun posterior to the anterior hairline
act: Benefits the nose and eyes, eliminates wind, dispels swelling, calms shen
Ind: nasal obstruction, visual dizziness, pain of eyes, swelling of head skin |
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| Du-24(courtyard of the spirit) |
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ShenTing(du-24)
located .5 cun into hairline
act: benefits the brain, calms shen, eliminates wind, benefits the nose and eyes, good for restless spirit
ind: mania depression, streaking, mimics others speach |
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Suliao
located on the tip of the nose
act: benefits the nose
ind: copious nasal discharge |
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RenZhong(du26)
*sun si-miao ghost point*
upper third of philtrum
act: restores consciousness and calms shen, benefits the face and nose, benefits the spine and treats acute lumbar sprain.
Ind: sudden loss of consc. coma, inappropriate laughter, wasting and thirsting, drinking water without limit(maybe diabetes insipidus) |
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| Du27(extremity of the mouth) |
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DuiDuan
located at the junction between the lips and the philtrum
act: Clears heat, generates fluid, calms shen
ind; ulceration of the mouth, foul breath, gum pain, wasting and thirsting |
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YinJiao
located inside the mouth in the superior frenulum
act-clear heat, benefit gums, nose, and eyes
ind: redness, swelling and pain of gums erosion of gums, excessive lacrimation, red face, jaundice |
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